THORNTON - The 4A and 5A Boys Swimming and Diving State Championships are in the book and both trophies went to repeat champions, as Monarch won a second-straight state championship in 4A and Cherry Creek captured the 5A title for a third-straight year.
All of the individual event winners at the 5A championships were first-time individual champions, while Cheyenne Mountain Barrett Kerrigan capped off his career at the 4A meet with his third-straight 500 free title.
Team Champions
5A: Cherry Creek (15th overall, third straight)
4A: Monarch (second overall, second straight)
Individual Champions
Three-Time Champions
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500 Freestyle (4A): Barrett Kerrigan (Senior, Cheyenne Mountain) - 4:36.79
First-Time Champions
- 200 Free (4A): Barrett Kerrigan (Senior, Cheyenne Mountain) – 1:40.46
- 200 Freestyle (5A): Treyvn Krauss (Sophomore, Regis Jesuit) - 1:39.05
- 200 IM (4A): Tobin Howe (Senior, Monarch) – 1:51.67
- 200 IM (5A): Joey Sudermann (Senior, Columbine) - 1:48.01
- 50 Free (4A): Thomas Bradac (Senior, Mullen) – 20.21
- 50 Freestyle (5A): Ethan Swafford (Senior, Douglas County) - 20.21
- Diving (4A): Henry Palmquist (Senior, Evergreen) – 621.15
- Diving (5A): Andrew Garrison (Senior, Cherry Creek) - 616.30
- 100 Fly (4A): Isaac Skillern (Junior, Monarch) – 50.11
- 100 Butterfly (5A): Spencer Greene (Sophomore, Regis Jesuit) - 46.99
- 100 Free (4A): Julius Phillips (Senior, Mountain View) – 44.42
- 100 Freestyle (5A): Josh Heydt (Senior, Valor Christian) - 43.62
- 500 Freestyle (5A): Treyvn Krauss (Sophomore, Regis Jesuit) - 4:26.98
- 100 Back (4A): Breck Boyd (Senior, Glenwood Springs) – 49.92
- 100 Backstroke (5A): Josh Heydt (Senior, Valor Christian) - 48.33
- 100 Breast (4A): Tobin Howe (Senior, Monarch) – 55.32
- 100 Breaststroke (5A): Kian Lihalakha (Senior, Cherry Creek) - 55.87
Relay Champions
200 Medley Relay
- 4A: Glenwood Springs (Breck Boyd (Sr.), Brian Molloy (Sr.), Andrew Molloy (So.), Tyson Boyd (So.)) - 1:31.78
- 5A: Cherry Creek (Chase Emerson (Jr.), Kian Lihalakha (Sr.), Cade Palmateer (Jr.), Kevin Schwartz (Jr.)) - 1:30.00
200 Free Relay
- 4A: Glenwood Springs (Breck Boyd (Sr.), Brian Molloy (Sr.), Tennyson Sipes (So.), Tyson Boyd (So.)) - 1:24.18
- 5A: Highlands Ranch (Brian He (Jr.), Benjamin Witmer (Sr.), Jake Pocock (Sr.), Conor Petri (Sr.)) - 1:24.04
400 Free Relay
- 4A: Mullen (Oscar Valdez (Jr.), Asher Howe (Fr.), Samuel Lombardo (So.), Thomas Bradac (Sr.)) - 3:07.12
- 5A: Regis Jesuit (Spencer Greene (So.), Nathaniel Spencer (Jr.), Treyvn Krauss (So.), Nolan Kohl (Sr.)) - 3:01.60
Event Recaps
5A Swimming:
Cherry Creek Claims Third-Straight State Title, 15th Overall
5A Diving: Andrew Garrison of Highlands Ranch Completes Climb to Top of Podium
4A Swimming:
Monarch Holds Off Competition to Repeat as State Champions
4A Diving:
Henry Palmquist Continues Evergreen's Streak of Champions
Top-10 Team Standings
5A Championship
1. Cherry Creek - 379
2. Regis Jesuit - 291
3. Highlands Ranch - 259
4. Arapahoe - 222
5. Fairview - 216
6. Heritage - 154
7. Ponderosa - 150
8. Grandview - 141
9. Chatfield - 121
10. Columbine - 111
4A Championship
1. Monarch - 355.5
2. Mullen - 344
3. Glenwood Springs - 340.5
4. Littleton - 221.5
5. Mountain View - 216
6. Lewis-Palmer - 214.5
7. Windsor - 200
8. Cheyenne Mountain - 182
9. Evergreen - 177
10. Silver Creek - 173
Full Results